# NTSB Accident FTW90FA059
> **AERONCA 7DC** · 1990-01-28 · EL PASO, TX, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** FTW90FA059
- **Event ID:** 20001212X22416
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1990-01-28
- **Location:** EL PASO, TX, USA
- **Coordinates:** 31.639303, -106.269386
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** AERONCA
- **Model:** 7DC
- **Registration:** N4542E
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

POWER LOSS DUE TO FAILURE OF THE CARBURETOR ASSEMBLY AND THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO CORRECT KNOWN DEFICIENCIES. FACTORS WERE CONTAMINATED FUEL, PARTIALLY BLOCKED FUEL SCREEN, FOULED SPARK PLUGS, THE ROUGH TERRAIN, AND THE LACK OF SHOULDER HARNESSES.

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